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[News of the Week] Japan: Belt-Tightening Could Claim Some Scientific Scalps
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Attempting to rein in Japan's yawning budget deficit, a government task force last week recommended tens of millions of dollars in cuts in science spending in the fiscal year beginning next April that would hit everything from research grants to big-ticket items such as a next-generation supercomputer.Author: Dennis Normile (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Dennis Normile Source Type: journals
Maternal Mortality Halved in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but Too Many Women Still Die Giving Life - 12 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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ISTANBUL – Decision-makers and government officials from 20 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pledged to step up the fight against needless deaths and suffering resulting from pregnancy and childbirth. In a Statement of Commitment issued in Istanbul late last night, delegates to a high-level meeting recognized that investment in the health and rights of women is smart economics, especially during a financial crisis, and that family planning is one of the most cost-effective investments in reducing the maternal deaths that continue to affect the region. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Quality and responding to employer needs - Sharing good practiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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This conference represents one of the outcomes of the partnership between fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Quality Assurance Agency(QAA) and is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE).
Employer engagement is a complex area of activity and is of increasing importance both in the policy development of government and in the strategic development of Higher Education Institutions .
This conference builds on a QAA event held in July 2009 where participants were presented with the general findings of a survey into approaches to the quality assurance of employer...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Online Educa Berlin 2009 - 15th international conference on technology supported learning & trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Online Educa Berlin attracts over 2000 participants from more than 90 countries and each continent, making it the most comprehensive annual meeting place for technology-supported learning and training professionals.
World-class experts lead plenary, presentation and expert sessions, discussions and debates, as well as best practice showcases and practical demonstrations throughout the two-day main conference. A unique pre-conference workshop day comprises small, intensive sessions that provide participants with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire, or simply fine-tune, skills.
Leading minds and practitioners of technol...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Physicians sue again to safeguard Pennsylvania's liability fundEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors say the $100 million the governor took from Mcare to balance the state budget is needed to cover outstanding liability claims. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: government Source Type: news
Ghana: Let Us Exercise More-MinisterEmail this article to a colleague.
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'Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth,' the Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Elvis Afriyie- Ankrah, echoed these Biblical words following a health walk organized by Zenith Bank at the last weekend. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
My family’s story: surviving swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to H1N1, Halloween came on November 15 for the Lord and Ladies of the Cyr household
My wife, Sara, and I are the proud parents of newly minted 4-year-old triplets, and this fall we just haven’t been able to get healthy in our house. We get over one illness and another one crops up a week later. Fevers come and go. Coughs are incessant. Headaches bloom and recede. It’s been never-ending.
So none of us was feeling particularly well on the Thursday before Halloween when Sara called me at work and told me she had spiked a fever. We weren’t sure it was H1N1, but working in the Public Affairs Department here at Ch...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Matt Cyr Tags: H1N1 (swine flu) One parent's story Flu vaccine seasonal flu swine flu vaccine Vaccines Source Type: organizations
Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price HikesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters: "Congressional Democrats are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes an overhaul of the healthcare system. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Source Type: news
PSA Reconfirms Commitment To Government's Health Reforms, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed comments by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, emphasising the role pharmacy can play in the Government's health-care reform agenda. Ms Roxon said at the Pharmacy Guild dinner in Canberra this week that pharmacy was in a unique position that was not lost on the Government. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Uganda: Soon You May Go to Prison for Modifying Women's Body PartsEmail this article to a colleague.
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On November 3, 2009, government announced a plan that will criminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a cultural practice among the Sabiny of Kapchorwa and Bukwo districts, and a few communities in Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts. FGM involves partial or total removal of a woman's external genitalia without medical recommendation or for non-therapeutic reasons. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
It's already too late to shut the door on GM foodsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) A report from the British Royal Society has been released that urges support for genetically-modified foods by the British public in order to address what it deems the world's growing demand for food. The report also reveals the disturbing reality about just how far genetically-modified (GM) foods have already penetrated the food supply in England, despite widespread public rejection of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) roughly a decade ago.Over the years, Brits have been led to believe that their diets are GMO-free. Truth be told, nearly two-thirds of the roughly 2.6 million tons of soy that is imported ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
[Editorial] 20 years on: the clinical importance of children's rightsEmail this article to a colleague.
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During the past week, the Australian Government apologised for the mistreatment of UK children who were resettled in Australia between 1930 and 1970 as part of the child migrants programme; a similar apology from the UK Government is expected. This forced resettlement of 500 000 children is a reminder of their vulnerability. The 20th anniversary on Nov 20 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) gives an opportunity to reflect on children's rights today—and the responsibility of health professionals to respect and defend those rights in all settings, including the clinic. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals
[Comment] Government vs science over drug and alcohol policyEmail this article to a colleague.
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My statement in October that alcohol was more dangerous than many illegal drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy, and LSD, referred back to a paper I published in The Lancet 2 years ago. It would be an understatement, given the political, media, and academic interest, to say that I stirred up a hornets' nest in the UK Parliament and elsewhere. The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, sacked me from my role as chair of the ACMD (the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, on which I had served with distinction for 10 years), and the Conservative shadow minister said it should have happened earlier this year when I publis...
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: David Nutt Tags: Comment Source Type: journals
[Comment] Ann Veneman: a second term at UNICEF?Email this article to a colleague.
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The appointment of the Executive Director of UNICEF, although officially made by the UN Secretary-General, is traditionally in the gift of the US Government. Carol Bellamy was appointed in 1995 during President Clinton's term in office. Ann Veneman, President Bush's former Secretary of Agriculture, was appointed in 2005. As a new President, should Barack Obama follow usual political practice and support his own nominee as UNICEF's leader? Or should he allow Veneman to complete a second term, as most incumbents are allowed to do? Answers to these questions will come in the next few months. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Richard Horton Tags: Comment Source Type: journals
House votes to scrap Medicare doctor pay formulaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The bill, which would base pay more closely on costs, now moves to the Senate. That chamber has already rejected a similar measure this year. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)
Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
England Sees Improvement After Investing in ICU ChangesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Survival rates of patients in intensive care have jumped in England since the government boosted spending and reformed critical care services, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The Department of Health invested £300 million in 2000 to help fund a 35% increase in beds as well as to implement outreach services and adopt clinical guidelines. The move cut the risk of mortality in critical care units by 11.3% and reduced hospital mortality rates by 13.4%. The cost effectiveness of critical care also increased after 2000, partly as a result of outcomes improvements and smaller increases in the a...
Source: SCCM RSS News - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news
U.S. recovers $2.4B in fraud settlementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. recovered $2.4 billion in settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the Department of Justice said Thursday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
U.S. recovers $2.4B in fraud settlementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. recovered $2.4 billion in settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the Department of Justice said Thursday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Ontario examining tougher painkiller rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ontario government wants to impose new rules before the end of the year to restrict how the highly-addictive painkiller Oxycontin is prescribed and dispensed. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Canada Advises Canadians About Problems with Insulin Product for Dogs and CatsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Canada is alerting veterinarians and pet owners about a possible manufacturing problem with Caninsulin, a drug used to treat diabetes in dogs and cats. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
The case for a complete DNA database | Gavin PhillipsonEmail this article to a colleague.
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At the moment, the arbitrary process of adding to the database breeds injustice. Perhaps we owe it to society to all be includedThe national DNA database is once again being hotly debated. The government is now proposing that the DNA profile of innocent people (those arrested but never convicted) should be kept for only six years, instead of indefinitely, as is the case now. This late and mealy-mouthed concession is unlikely to satisfy the European court of human rights, but it forces all of us to consider the important, long-term question. Given that this technology is here to stay, as a crucial means of solving crimes, w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Phillipson Tags: DNA database Politics Civil liberties Crime Genetics Science Privacy guardian.co.uk Comment Comment is free Source Type: news
U.S. Senate Panel Passes Food Safety Reform BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Improper Government Payments Hit $98 Bln: W.HouseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Secretary Sebelius Statement on New Breast Cancer RecommendationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a statement yesterday on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, saying that the guidelines were the product of an outside, expert panel that does not "set federal policy and they don't determine what services are covered by the federal government." (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
'Fingerprinting' RFID tags: Researchers develop anti-counterfeiting technologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Engineering researchers have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of individual tags rather than information stored on them, will prevent the production of counterfeit tags and thus greatly enhance both security and privacy for government agencies, businesses and consumers. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
UK government outlines details of free personal care for people most in needEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BMJ Online First - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: O'Dowd, A. Tags: NEWS Source Type: journals
Maternal Mortality Halved in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but Too Many Women Still Die Giving Life - 12 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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ISTANBUL – Decision-makers and government officials from 20 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pledged to step up the fight against needless deaths and suffering resulting from pregnancy and childbirth. In a Statement of Commitment issued in Istanbul late last night, delegates to a high-level meeting recognized that investment in the health and rights of women is smart economics, especially during a financial crisis, and that family planning is one of the most cost-effective investments in reducing the maternal deaths that continue to affect the region. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Educational and Staff DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Queen Mary, University of London have put together a mix of internal and external presenters, with a wide range of topics.
The first seminar takes place on Monday 30th November, and will be presented by Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Graham Thomas from ESD on the QMUL Graduate Attributes project.
Queen Mary has developed a statement of graduate attributes that makes explicit the 'behaviours, values, attributes, skills and knowledge' expected of a Queen Mary graduate. The purpose of the statement is to support the review and enhancement of curricula. This is timely given the current focus on the 'employability' of university ...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 19, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Senate Dems To Make Gov't Plan Widely AvailableEmail this article to a colleague.
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Congressional budget experts say the new Senate health care bill would make a government health plan widely available. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Fears For Migrants Forced Back to AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rome, November 19, 2009 -- New Italian government policies to curb the influx of migrants have led to a sharp decrease in the number of migrants and refugees arriving by boat to Lampedusa, Italy. As a result, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is withdrawing its team from the island. Between May and October 2008, more than 21,000 migrants and refugees landed on Lampedusa after a perilous journey across the Mediterranean, according to MSF. During the same period this year, MSF teams saw fewer than 200 migrants. MSF is extremely concerned f...
Source: MSF News - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
The Stragboli letterEmail this article to a colleague.
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On 24 November 1965 Lord Strabogli wrote to The Times. Public concern about the treatment of the elderly in hospitals had been growing, though apparently the government saw no problems. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 19, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
Injuries sustained at a temporary ice-skating rink: Prospective study of the Winchester experience 2007–2008Email this article to a colleague.
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This study was undertaken to assess, prospectively, the workload created as a consequence of ice-rink injuries, when the facility was reopened over Christmas 2007.All patients attending from the ice-rink were included and their injuries reviewed. Costs of care were calculated based on ED attendance, out-patient appointments (OPA's), radiography, plaster immobilisation and government tariffs for surgical procedures.The ice-rink was open for 39 days welcoming 43,000 skaters. Sixty-two accidents were recorded in the accident book, 43 attended the ED. Radiographic investigation was necessary for 31 patients. Nineteen had diagn...
Source: Injury - November 19, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: N.K.R. Kelsall, G.W. Bowyer Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
'I want my mammograms!'Email this article to a colleague.
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A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy children below age of five to get swine flu jabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Government announces that the vaccination programme is to be rolled out to all children under five as it emerges that an 11yearold girl who had the H1N1 virus has died. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: swine flu h1n1 virus tamiflu vaccination Source Type: news
Committee Leaders Call for GAO Analysis of Recent Prescription Drug Price IncreasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009--Leaders of the House Ways and Means
and Energy and Commerce Committees sent a letter to the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) last night requesting an expedited
report on recent trends in prescription drug... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal - The Costs Associated With Government InterventionEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Tim Parr The 1979 meltdown at Three Mile Island effectively halted the progress of nuclear energy in the United States. The event sparked wide-spread fear not only of the industry's planned expansion, but also of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) that would be stored. Today, that debate lives on in the controversy surrounding the national repository of SNF at Yucca Mountain, Nev. While some experts believe the rocky barrier at Yucca Mountain is a suitable storage option, others argue the storage containers will begin to fail thousands of years from now, allowing the radioactive waste to seep into the nearby water supply.
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
2009 Linux Medical News Freedom Award RecipientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It was a difficult choice this year among many worthy people and projects but the panel of judges has spoken. The recipients of the 2009 Linux Medical News Freedom Award presented at the American Medical Informatics Association (amia.org) Fall Conference are the open source, US Government NHIN Connect project and Kevin Toppenberg, MD for his invaluable work and use of Veterans Affairs VistA in the private sector. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - November 19, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
TEN alcoholic drinks a day slashes heart disease risk in men (but it could kill you in other ways)Email this article to a colleague.
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Women can get some benefits too, Spanish government researchers told Heart journal, although more testing is needed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sex and evolution on primary curriculumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Primary pupils in England will have to study evolution, the chronology of British history and sex education, under a new curriculum for five- to 11-year-olds announced yesterday.Ministers said they had moved to strengthen the place of British history in the primary syllabus after claims that the new system, which replaces 13 individual subject areas with six thematic "areas of learning", would water down traditional subjects.But the new curriculum, while including wide references to how pupils should develop a "chronological understanding" of British history, has no reference to the Victorians, Tudors or world wars, becaus...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Polly Curtis Tags: Primary schools Sex education UK news Evolution Science Education policy Politics guardian.co.uk Source Type: news
Healthy children below age of five to get swine flu jabEmail this article to a colleague.
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The swine flu vaccination programme is to be rolled out to children under five with no underlying health problems the Government is to announce. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: 1 HEALTH Flu Substitute Source Type: news
AARP Tells GOP It Won't Reverse Support For Democrats' House Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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"House Republicans want the AARP to rescind its endorsement of comprehensive health reform legislation after a government report showed it could cause some providers to stop accepting Medicare patients," CongressDaily reports. The report, issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "warned some Medicare beneficiaries could lose access to providers if the House bill becomes law. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Children under five next to receive swine flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children under the age of five will be the next in line to receive the swine flu vaccine, the Government has announced. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - November 19, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Picture stories Source Type: news
Poll Shows Fractured Public Opinion; Dems Claim 'Widespread' Support For Health BillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Public opinion remains divided on one of health reform's most controversial issues, the proposal to create a new government health insurance plan, according to poll this week by The Associated Press. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Tempest Over New Mammography Guidelines Affect Health Legislation, Insurance CoverageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Newspapers across the country featured front-page follow-up stories on new mammogram recommendations today.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- "which recommended that women in their 40s should no longer get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer -- sparked an outcry from those who say that the federal government is more interested in saving money than in improving women's health, even though the panel did not consider costs in its analysis," the (Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today)
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
U.S. physicians lag on EMR useEmail this article to a colleague.
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But American patients can access care more quickly than can those in many other countries, an international survey of doctors found. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)
Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Under-fives to get swine flu jabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children under the age of five are to offered the swine flu vaccination, the government is expected to say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said. (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
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The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
More Beds Without Enough Nurses Doesn't Make Sense - Australian Nursing FederationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The future care of vulnerable elderly residents in nursing homes rests on an increase in qualified staff - more people in beds without more nurses will equal chaos and misery. Australian Nursing Federation Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said recent threats by aged care providers who are demanding $500 million in Government funding to provide more places for residents needs to be balanced against the needs for more nurses and personal carers. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)
Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Doctors without patients: MSF fears for migrants forced back to LibyaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the new government policies were implemented earlier this year, many boats carrying migrants have been reportedly intercepted at sea and forced back to Libya. Migrants are being denied the opportunity to land in Europe and receive much-needed humanitarian assistance. They are also exposed once again to the violence and abuse endured while trying to reach Italy. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
